Paper as an Instrument of Peace

James Madison, the fourth president of the United States was also known as the man who wrote the document that formed the first model for The Constitution. It was officially signed on September 17th, 1787. The first 10 amendments of The Constitution are also known as The Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights protects the rights and liberties of an individual, giving the government certain powers only.

Following The Constitution was The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was written by multiple people, including Thomas Jefferson, the primary writer, along with Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert R. Livingston– John Adams and Thomas Jefferson served as our second and third president of the United States. On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed.

The Constitution was primarily written to overall establish America’s government and guarantee citizens certain rights. The Declaration of Independence was written to explain why the citizens wanted independence. These two documents are two of hundreds of documents that helped establish the great nation that we live in today.

However, did you ever stop and think about what these documents were written on? To kill your curiosity, The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, and The Bill of Rights were written on parchment paper–typically sheepskin, and are all being held in the National Archives.

These three documents are the first few documents that hold our country together. These are the three documents that our countries ruling is based off of, and has been based off of from the beginning. However, it is common for the way that these documents were written to go under-appreciated. Now and days, everything is typed up and archived on the computer. What ever happened to keeping paper copies? It’s hard to stay up to date with modern day technology, while sticking to our old ways. Documents like these should never go under-appreciated– nor should the type of paper they were written on.

In this hard time our nation is facing, no matter which side you are for, let us never forget the importance of these documents (written on paper) and the men that helped write them. February 20th, or President’s Day, is the day we remember and honor all of our prior presidents, and celebrate the American presidency as a whole.

The Constitutions, The Declaration of Independence, and The Bill of Rights are all documents that hold our country together. These three documents helped begin this great nation. In these times of trouble, let us not forget that paper is an instrument of peace. And although you are not reading this post on parchment paper, you can still purchase that, and everything that fits your paper needs at BrokenCartons.com!